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Airport Hope

ELK GROVE — The Greater O'Hare Association of Industry and Commerce applauds Gov. Edgar for recently putting forth an airport proposal that acknowledges the suburbs' role in planning O'Hare noise relief efforts and maintains Chicago's right to ownership and control of the operations at O'Hare, Midway and Meigs Airports.

We also acknowledge Mayor Daley's efforts to work with mayors and chief executives of suburban municipalities to reduce the impact of jet noise on the communities near O'Hare and Midway Airports.

We believe these proposals offer a framework for good-faith negotiations between the state, city and suburbs to resolve disputed issues. The association strongly urges all parties to use this framework to renew airport discussions. We also urge them to include the critical need for western access to O'Hare on their agenda.